Opinion

When he was younger and had more hair, Nature Boy often marked this time of year by resolving to break annoying habits.

Something is amiss in Canada. A 2014 UNICEF report compared the health and development of children in Canada with those in 28 other wealthy nations.

The $48,630 bill handed to a Nanaimo student’s parents this week sounds a bit steep. It arises from a Supreme Court judgment that they are legally responsible for the damage that flowed from their son’s foolishness.

A handsome man struts over to the office water cooler with a smirk on his face. When his colleagues ask about his weekend, he replies enthusiastically, with audio muted. A large blue pill appears with the tagline “Viagra, Ask Your Doctor.

Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Message this year on reconciliation set the tone for what could be a world changing, yet individual, action that brings not only peace but also better health to everyone.

To mimic the words of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, the media have no business in the bedrooms of the nation. It is not our place to expose the private lives of individuals.

We might not have to worry about labour shortages after all. Everyone is coming home from Alberta. Well, maybe not just yet.

I read with interest the letter to the editor (“CBC has little to show for its public funding,” Jan. 7) about what Canadians get for the money that is spent on CBC/SRC.

This past year, David Suzuki and other like-minded environmentalists toured Canada as part of the Blue Dot Tour, promoting the idea of amending the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to include the right to a healthy environment.

Black, dark grey, dark blue, dark brown. They are the fashionable colours for coats. In the winter darkness, they make people wearing them invisible, which is dangerous.